"Monsanto should not have to vouchsafe the safety of biotech food," said Phil Angell, Monsanto's director of corporate communications. "Our interest is in selling as much of it as possible. Assuring its safety is the FDA's job." - New York Times, October 25, 1998

"What the FDA is doing and what the public thinks it's doing are as different as night and day." - Dr. Herbert Ley, Former FDA Commissioner

"The FDA serves as the pharmaceutical industry's watchdog, which can be called upon to attack and destroy a potential competitor under the guise of protecting the public." - Dr. James P. Carter

Subject: call to action

Please send this email far and wide. We really need to send a big group.

************A CALL TO ACTION ***************

Buses are being organized from communities throughout California to attend what promises to be the largest public teach-in and public protest against the genetic engineering of our food, bodies and environment by the same chemical companies that brought us DDT, PCBs and Agent Orange. See below for details.

If you would like to attend the teach-in and join a bus or carpool in your community, please call 415-981-6205 x 383 or check out www.biodev.org.

END CORPORATE CONTROL - END PATENTS ON LIFE - END GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, JUNE 22-27, 2001

Come join thousands of activists, scientists, and farmers from around the world for a week of education, strategy and empowerment. Be part of the growing global movement to stop genetic engineering and protest BIO 2001, the largest-ever convention of the Biotechnology Industry Organization

From June 24th to 27th in San Diego, CA, leaders of multinational biotech, pharmaceutical corporations, bureaucrats, marketers and industry scientists will meet at the Biotechnology Industry Conference (BIO) to discuss how to expand the biotech industry.

Explore the effects of genetic engineering on our health, the environment, farms and society as a whole. Consider the future being planned for us.

Panel and workshop topics include:

· patenting of seeds and other life forms/biopiracy· globalization and biotechnology· monopolization and commodification of food, agriculture, and biodiversity· activism and consumer power· impacts of genetic engineering on farmers· human genetic engineering· biotechnology and the environment· assaults on food security

...and best of all,. . . THE ALTERNATIVES

Confirmed featured speakers and emcees include:

*Jim Hightower, author, radio commentator and former Texas Secretary of Agriculture

*Dr. Vandana Shiva- scientist and anti-GMO activist from India

*Percy Schmeiser, a farmer from Canada who was sued by Monsanto for having his field contaminated with their seed

Welcome and Check-in will begin at 2:00 PM, Friday, June 22 at San Diego 1st Unitarian Universalist Church (maps available if needed) The opening session will begin at 3:00 PM on Friday at 1st Unitarian Universalist Church. Panels and workshops will be held throughout the evening. On Saturday June 23, the conference will continue at the Starlight Bowl in San Diego's Balboa Park from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM., with evening gatherings/ workshops at San Diego City College. Conference schedules and more details will be available as more speakers are confirmed on-line at http://www.biodev.org

**Please pre-register by June 7, 2001**

General Information:Name:________________________________________________

Organization/Affiliation:_______________________________

Address:_________________________________________________

Phone: _________________E-Mail:____________________

Others at your address who will be attending:__________________________________________________________________________________________________

--If you are representing an organization and would like to have space at a table for materials, please call(619) 237-5496 or email biojustice@riseup.net for more details.

Conference Registration Fees: We have made the conference rates as low as possible so that everyone who is interested will be able to attend. Please help us to finance this event by contributing what you can afford, between $10 and $100.

I Have Enclosed $ ___________ , (make checks payable to:Biodevastation2001/ SEE***Please pay when you submit your registration form.******Please note: The organization for this effort is entirely volunteer and non-profit. Your support is most needed, but no person will be turned away for lack of funds***

Volunteering:_____Yes, I am interested in volunteering my time to help make Biodevastation 2001 happen! I would like to volunteer (please check below):_____Prior to Biodevastation 2001 (outreach, publicity, etc)_____At Biodevastation 2001 (food - cooking and serving; set-up; clean-up; medical; etc.)Do you have any special skills, or exciting ideas of ways to help out:___________________________

Food and Lodging:**Please Pre-Register by June 1 to guarantee housing availability**

We will be providing home-stays and will also have space available for people to stay in churches, community centers, and warehouses in San Diego. You will need to bring sleeping bags. If you plan on staying in a hotel, or if you have friends in the San Diego area whom you would like to stay with, we ask that you make those arrangements on your own.

How many people are in your party (family, friends - if they are registeringseparately, please list names so that we can house you together):______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Would you prefer a non-smoking housing environment ?:_____________________________

Any other special needs, concerns or considerations:_________________________________________

Breakfast and Lunch will be provided at the conference for a small donation on Friday, June 22 and Saturday June 23. Food provided will be free of genetically-engineered ingredients, and vegan options will be available. Do you have any special dietary needs we should know about:_________________________________

**Please bring your own mug! We are trying to minimize waste - any reusable dishes you bring will help us in this process.

Child Care:

**Please Pre-Register by June 1 to reserve child care space**Limited child care will be available during the day on June 24th.Names and ages of children who will need child care:________________________________________

Special needs:____________________________________________________

Dates childcare will be needed:____________________________________________________

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